GDPR AWS Compliance Guide
GDPR — EU General Data Protection Regulation — data protection and privacy for EU residents. Pavora maps AWS security findings to GDPR controls for continuous compliance monitoring and audit-ready reporting.
Overview
EU General Data Protection Regulation — data protection and privacy for EU residents. Organizations using AWS must configure cloud services to meet GDPR requirements. Pavora automates this by running security checks against AWS resources and mapping findings to GDPR controls — reducing audit preparation from weeks to minutes.
GDPR AWS Compliance Checklist
- 1Run Macie for PII discovery and classification
- 2Enable SSE-KMS on all S3 buckets with personal data
- 3Configure Object Lock for data immutability
- 4Restrict CloudFront to EU edge locations where required
- 5Enable data events on PII-containing S3 buckets
- 6Enable CloudTrail across all regions for audit trail
- 7Implement IAM least-privilege and review policies quarterly
- 8Encrypt all S3 buckets and RDS instances with KMS
Key AWS Services for GDPR Compliance
GDPR FAQ
What is GDPR compliance?▼
EU General Data Protection Regulation — data protection and privacy for EU residents. It defines security, privacy, or operational controls that organizations must implement. Pavora maps its AWS security findings directly to GDPR controls for continuous compliance evidence.
How does Pavora help with GDPR?▼
Pavora runs 500+ security checks across 204+ AWS services and maps each finding to GDPR controls. This provides continuous compliance monitoring instead of point-in-time audits.
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